Thursday, May 17, 2007

OK, so how do I go about letting other people know?

Another day and nothing to do at this job. It is killing my soul. I want to know what it is that the universe has for me. I have been through so much change, and I know I need to settle for a while, but I also want to be creative and vibrant. That is Me, really. I am that person, but I'm chained to the hamster wheel right now, the corporate world. Don't get me wrong, I love my life now. It is definitely headed in the right direction. My boys are growing so much, they delight me to see them changing and thriving. Well, the changing part is a little disturbing too, but I know that is what life is all about, change...
They are the best boys ever, really. They love me. They are doing fine through this divorce. They're happy. I want the world for them, the world that makes them feel they can get what their heart desires. the world where they feel confident and loving and where they never stop growing and learning and finding what it is that makes their heart sing! I want that for them. They will have it. I'm showing them what it means to go for what they need and want.

Back to me for a minute.... I am trying to make a decision, do I stay with the graphic design thing and wait for a better place with it, or do I go for a totally different career, one in healthcare, maybe even nursing? It is so promising for the opportunity to financially be stable. But am I cut out for it? Will I like it? I could work part time then so I could have for time for my art.
Or do I throw stability out the window and try to make it by selling my art, helping W out with her Art teaching business, teaching art myself, and generally wondering if I can make the rent? Do I go down that path and see where it leads me? It is not a decision I can make overnight, I know that. But I do believe that if I love it, I can make money with it. But do I love it enough? And would I like the people contact with nursing enough to do that? My mind just swirls and swirls with these questions. Big questions that need to be answered about the second act of this life. This life we only get for 80 years if we're lucky. We only have one chance at it. I will give myself time. I am just starting on the path. It is a new beginning. And I'm so happy I have W to share it with. She is my love. My soulmate. I do know that. I look forward to the end of the day to just hang out with her. I talk to her and share every feeling. She listens and validates those feelings. It is an amazing thing to find this kind of love at 40, or ever for that matter. It doesn't happen every day. I never had it before now and I am finally happy and at ease. Sometime in a future post, I'll tell you more about her.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

All of those feelings you are having... keep having them. Let them have their day, you know? Keep moving forward, let each day be what it is. Have faith in something bigger than yourself, that is key. You will know. :-)